On March 13, Germantown Academy’s Robotics Team competed in the first-ever Philadelphia 76ers Robotics Night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Sixers partnered with the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation to host the official R.E.C. Foundation exhibition match for VRC and VEX IQ robotics on the court prior to their game against the Sacramento Kings, and to raise S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) awareness.
Overall, GA’s team, including Nichelle Hall '15, Patrick Ledwith '15, Abay Tadesse '15, Trent Weiss '15, and Justin Wong '15, made it to the semifinals of the tournament. Maitreya Venkataswamy '16 was GA's key programmer. Upper School science teacher Diane Goldstein and Arts Center Production Manager and Technical Director Bill Kingsbury were GA’s faculty advisors. Upper School science teacher Mike Rheam led the team at two previous competitions.
GA’s team built a robot to meet certain tasks. They also programmed the robot to run an autonomous section. As a team, they learned how to communicate, work together, and to meet deadlines. Read more about the event here.
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